The Beatitude of Poverty
Anthony Lilles
May 25, 2025
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“Nets, livelihoods, social status, friends, and even family have all been forsaken for the promises of Christ.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
On the Paradoxical Freedom of Poverty as Taught by St. John Chrysostom
Msgr. Charles Pope
September 19, 2022
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“Here is freedom. You cannot steal from a man who owns nothing, and you cannot threaten a man who has nothing to lose; you cannot deprive a man who has Jesus Christ.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
Lessons from the Life of St. Francis
Msgr. Charles Pope
October 4, 2020
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Lessons from the life of St. Francis
The Spirit of Poverty
Dan Burke
February 25, 2019
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Are we all called to a spirit of poverty?
The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, Blessed be the Lord!
Anthony Lilles
December 23, 2017
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Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on how we must hear the cry of the poor if we are truly to enter into the joy of Christmas, which will soon be here!
Fighting for Marriage – St Teresa of Calcutta’s Wisdom on Prayer
Anthony Lilles
September 6, 2016
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How did Saint Teresa of Calcutta help married couples in India? Find out when Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on her wisdom on prayer.
Come Follow Me
Dan Burke
March 8, 2016
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What does it mean to follow Jesus when He says “Come, follow me”? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on Christ’s obedience in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Poverty of Heart: On Emperors and Beanie Babies
Patti Maguire Armstrong
January 15, 2014
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Most everyone knows of the fabled emperor that paraded the streets in his undergarments, believing he was adorned in the finest of cloth that only
Does Evil Really Exist?
Fr. José Antonio Fortea
November 21, 2013
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Father Fortea, does evil really exist? Yes, it does. The first thing we need to know is that evil – like good – is an
Saint Angela di Foligno: Resting in Crucified Love
Anthony Lilles
April 12, 2013
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“You are I and I am you.” (Words spoken to Saint Angela di Foligno as recorded in Memorial, Chapter IX taken from Angela of Foligno:
